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Quchers Urge U. S. Offer’ _|Report Proposes a ‘Neutral’ Germany, Russia Peace Concession Flow of East-West Trade, Sealing of Atomic Bombs Under U.N. By A. M. ROSENTHAL American Quakers urged the violent ronflict between the Soviet United States yesterday to tuae @ and the capital bold initiative toward a time-table article of faith of Russian com- agreement with the Soviet Union munism.” But it goes on to say ‘by dropping the barriers to East- that the Communists do not desire Weat trade, setting up a unified that clash but nee it as something expanding. intermational creat position of the United States.” GERMANY 1 1. “United States potiey ahould neutrahzation of German: For the United States and the Soviet’ Union to continue the competion Free tor Germany will almost certainl lead to aisaster.” ‘The writers of the report think that the Soviet Union “might now be willing to consider a long-term international atatute creating a permanently separate Western German state, ist worlds is a basic arrange for an all-Germany con- stitution, 3. Prepare for progressive with- drawal of occupation forces after setting up a German state, guar- antee impartial commercial access “neutral” Germany and placing determined by history. the atomic bomb stockpile under holds out this hope: United Nations seal. . After more than a year of work, communism and the existence of It then to German production, include Ger- many in an armament agreement, “The flexibie nature of Russian imtegrate Ruhr coal and steel into, the work of the United Nations Economie Commission for Europe -American__Fri nds Service certain precedents make even a 1 4 Aza final word. the report < ions against asxuminz that fone American-Saviet problem be settled in isolation, “The various questions tl selves are £0 inter-related and: Plex that progress must be r ‘on a broad front if it is to be r at all,” says the report. “We lieve this indicates the desirat of atime schedule being es shed on the basis of which Mes now outstanding bet: United States and the S ion cotid be taken up for t ‘have an its objective the politicnl Sand economic unification and the! neutralized Germany ae part of a “ement.” ‘neutral belt of nations’ between. Holds Power No Guarante ——Hthe two power blocs.” . " 2. End the attempts to set up d,, Before listing its recomme tions the report attatks the th that security can be ach: trying to build up overv military power. Air-atornic tary power, it says, cannot ari Political and economic purp And it adds that in Furone unlikely that the non-Comm countries can achieve a lev! military power high enovzh t: ‘ter an attacker. As for the U ‘States itself, the report gives warning: the ich won the Nebel fundamental change in attitude Peace Prize in 1947—made public toward the non-Communist world -® report drawn up by a special not entirely beyond the range Group detailed to study Soviet- passibil American relations, r cf 2 College, Haverford, Pa., and dur- ing the past year its fourteen members have met in New York, Washington and = Philadelphia.! talking over the problems of the! advantazeous.” Would Relax Tension of of an merepranre af the ides afi. peaceful co-existence if ‘new his-|tp, \orical conditions’ made it appear a Promote actively the PrincHV€ Orne: fashion. S The second halt of the report is| East-West split with Quakers andjziven over to “specific recommen-! fton-Quakers, State Denartmentidations” for relaxing tension. They offici: Ancrei A. Gromyko and Jacob A.iceport says the Melk, From the begining, the Sta:a|rause Department was informed that the/! aN lead to Quakers intended to see if there: (74 Pecan was a practical basis for tryin. estme ward Russian chang As the discussions went on, the effort to improve the situation.” State Department was kept in itouch, but no commitments were asked for or given. ‘The twenty .yready has been forwarded to Sec- bearing on retarding iretary of State Dean Acheson and “!tiative war potential jto Russian Ambassador Alexander =,7.7, 8, Panyushkin for their informa- tn. TRADE 1. Stop economic warfare, instead of insisting th + policies ° expe ated arnong prominent Amencans, States export resirictions, tis and leading Soviet fig-'fail into three fields—trade, Gere: ures Jike Deputy Foreign Ministerinany and the United Nations. Thei Keations are; faddressed to tne Umited States be-i ashington-sponsored moves: the disaster of war is’ it ‘wanld he a good)? investment for the United States} better Soviet-American relations. to make more than a reasoneviet The key recommendations are: a eight-page report al- “two-edged sword” that has little country's romote East-West trade in} at of Marshall tion. Other copies are being circu- Plan nations be tied in with Unites “The | comments are being asked for and United States embargo policy hin: the Quaker group will probably ders the restoration and develop-! UNTIED NATIONS It is extremely unlix 1. The United Nations has pos- United States air-atomic supe bilities of unlimited develoonsent ity of a significant kind ca as an “inclusive world orga: %a-imaintained indefinitely, Tie * * * It would seem tion” and should be used to lessei tinental United States will the -¢mwarranted to assume that their tensions betw: 4 by Gilbert Marxism wanld stand in the way and the Soviet Union. the United Sta‘es | vulrerable. as the rest of the + = lis now vulnerable. e:tner ta a .we22: Without warning or to bor ‘with atontic Weapons in the ci f a war which starts in be IE Tost e United States shoul: and practice of third party set- 70 SNM sor wement of disputes... Seek ovt gry of the Amencan issues on which the Unitediservice Committee, States could, without jeopardiz-rsecretary to the group that ing its fundamental beliefs, vore,pared the report 1 Otner mer with the Soviet Trion... Pro-. ere Se ctinute. fe pose tat on occasion the niem-'TS0%y “Seugy, princeton. S ber states of the Linited Nations Rohert W. Frase, on leave be represented at meetings efjthe Department of Ce the Security Council or the GeniThomas B. Harver. Grit * eads of state." Levering an . Bu Sooper ee erclopment of Dilladeloma Quaker business ne 2 5 United Nations administration. {fof Phuip Jacob of we Wr — ft trusteeships over former tal Ti Oh Ee oe Wesleyan U: ian colonies. . _ sity; Prof. Thendore Pauli c. Promote “effective international Connecticut State Teachers control of armaments and atome ere. Prof, William Edzerte anergy” by amuating a De%Pennsyivenia Slate Callez effort at agreement. Frederick B, Tolles of Swertt d. Propose “an agreement to put College; Richard R. Wood. ¢ present stocks of atomic Wea-af The Friend, and Stepie pons under United Nations sea! Cary, Ray Newton and Jam and to halt the concentration of Read, staff members of the 4 fissionable material pendingean Friends Service Commit United Nations Atomic Vinerev! Commission certification of legit imate sex for such material. indicate willingness to accept limitations of national control ite, a@ clipping from ment of this trade and retards ef-j] over armaments ax well ax over of the meet in the fall to consider them. forts toward European recover _ atomic energy if and when world MR ‘The underlying thesis of the en-‘says the report. YP agencies | with | ggvernmental> S Lor Ure report is that Russian commu-| 3. Drop present restrictions 5B)! /powers are developed for those} aism and American capitaliam are#iotmal eXports to Russia and Bash fan us" 7 oi? 19h9 arn Rurope, both tn the world to stay and cant Tcinde Eastern Europe “Moo-esist” in peace. With that runs|p,>: the theme that “war"between the orocram for ard to ui United , States and the Soviet aroxs. Unijn ta not inavitadie.” 5. Resexamine he United in swleut Truman's “point fours’ nderdeveiuped | va Statesd mitt bartiers in the “light of the